PHP History
Advantages of PHP
Getting Help Getting Certified
PHP Resources
Chapter 2. Installing PHP
Installing on Windows
Installing on Unix
Testing Your Configuration
System Configuration
Chapter 3. The PHP Interpreter
Running PHP Scripts
Extending PHP
PEAR
Abnormal Script Termination
Chapter 4. The PHP Language
The Basics of PHP
Variables
Whitespace
Heredoc
Brief Introduction to Variable Types
Code Blocks
Opening and Closing Code Islands
Comments
Conditional Statements
Case Switching
Loops
Infinite Loops
Special Loop Keywords
Loops Within Loops
Mixed-Mode Processing
Including Other Files
Functions
Chapter 5. Variables and Constants
Types of Data
True or False
Strings
Integers
Floats
Automatic Type Conversion
Checking Whether a Variable Is Set: isset( )
Variable Scope
Variable Variables
Superglobals
Using $_ENV and $_SERVER
References
Constants
Arrays
Chapter 6. Operators
Arithmetic Operators
Assignment Operators
String Operators
Bitwise Operators
Comparison Operators
Incrementing and Decrementing Operators
Logical Operators
Some Operator Examples
The Ternary Operator
The Execution Operator
Operator Precedence and Associativity
Chapter 7. Function Reference
Undocumented Functions
Handling Non-English Characters
Chapter 8. Object-Oriented PHP
Conceptual Overview
Classes
Objects
Properties
The ‘this’ Variable
Objects Within Objects
Access Control Modifiers
Object Type Information
Class Type Hints
Constructors and Destructors
Copying Objects
Comparing Objects with == and ===
Saving Objects
Magic Methods
Static Class Methods and Properties
Helpful Utility Functions
Interfaces
Dereferencing Object Return Values
Chapter 9. HTML Forms
What Does It Mean to Be Dynamic?
Designing a Form
Handling Data
Splitting Forms Across Pages
Validating Input
Form Design
Summary
Chapter 10. Cookies and Sessions
Cookies Versus Sessions
Using Cookies
Using Sessions
Storing Complex Data Types
Chapter 11. Output Buffering
Why Use Output Buffering?
Getting Started
Reusing Buffers
Stacking Buffers
Flushing Stacked Buffers
Reading Buffers
Other OB Functions
Flushing Output
Compressing Output
URL Rewriting
Chapter 12. Security
Security Tips
Encryption
Chapter 13. Files
Reading Files
Creating and Changing Files
Moving, Copying, and Deleting Files
Other File Functions
Checking Whether a File Exists
Retrieving File Time Information
Dissecting Filename Information
Handling File Uploads
Locking Files with flock( )
Reading File Permissions and Status
Changing File Permissions Working with Links
Working with Directories
Remote Files
File Checksums
Parsing a Configuration File
Chapter 14. Databases
Using MySQL with PHP
PEAR::DB
SQLite
Persistent Connections
MySQL Improved
Chapter 15. Regular Expressions
Basic Regexps with preg_match( ) and preg_match_all( )
Regexp Character Classes
Regexp Special Characters
Words and Whitespace Regexps
Storing Matched Strings
Regular Expression Replacements
Regular Expression Syntax Examples
The Regular Expressions Coach
Chapter 16. Manipulating Images
Getting Started
Choosing a Format
Getting Arty
More Shapes
Complex Shapes
Outputting Text
Loading Existing Images
Color and Image Fills
Adding Transparency
Using Brushes
Basic Image Copying
Scaling and Rotating
Points and Lines
Special Effects Using imagefilter( )
Interlacing an Image
Getting an Image’s MIME Type
Chapter 17. Creating PDFs
Getting Started
Adding More Pages and More Style
Adding Images
PDF Special Effects
Adding Document Data
Chapter 18. Creating Flash
A Simple Movie
Flash Text
Actions
Animation
Chapter 19. XML & XSLT
SimpleXML
Transforming XML Using XSLT
Chapter 20. Network Programming
Sockets
HTTP
Sending Mail
Curl
Chapter 21. Distributing Your Code
Cross-Platform Code 1: Loading Extensions
Cross-Platform Code 2: Using Extensions
Cross-Platform Code 3: Path and Line Separators
Cross-Platform Code 4: Coping with php.ini Differences
Cross-Platform Code 5: Checking the PHP Version
with phpversion( ) and version_compare( )
Chapter 22. Debugging
The Most Basic Debugging Technique
Making Assertions
Triggering Your Own Errors
Testing with php_check_syntax( )
Source Highlighting
Handling MySQL Errors
Exception Handling
Backtracing Your Code
Custom Error Handlers
Custom Exception Handlers
Using @ to Disable Errors
phpinfo( )
Output Style
Chapter 23. Performance
Write Your Code Sensibly
Use the Zend Optimizer
Use a PHP Code Cache
Compress Your Output
Don’t Use CGI
Debug Your Code
Use Persistent Connections
Compile Right
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